Show LOCAL correspondence PROVO CITY TA larell 5 1853 BROTHER Ri RICHARDS cHArtos aber a cold and tedious winter which caused the almost entire suspension of business for nearly four months the beautiful spring P sun ran of march smiles upon utah valley and although tho snow is upon the gigantic mountains mountain around and d extends to lo their vary base the ants asif as if sud and denly danly brought into existence ard ara starting their plows and making preparations for doing au an extensive farming business during the list few weeks I 1 have visited almost all the settlements in the county peace and good order generally geme rally prevail with few axce and a ad most of those ure tre making I 1 ready to accompany tile tha early spring emigration to the land of golden dreams tile settlements have greatly increased with the falls emigration palmyra one of the tha most beati ifal city sites in the territory now contains pue hundred families and from the increase amount rich farming farmina land which surrounds it and the spa spanish W it F fork ork ang abua abundiat diat wat machinery and irrigation and the energy of early settlers in developing ve its resources its cicil cliffis for timber added to tile the beauty of its position bei being ig li in plain sight of nearly all in utah valley bids fair soon to become one of the most considerable cities odthe of the saints apinis the first house on oil the plot was built by president markharo markham in september last Spring springville ville is a fine town containing upwards of on hundred und thirty families A generd general feeling of peace an and dunion union pervades the branch improvements are commencing rapidly with the op opening oiling of spring captain D daal 31 has formed a brass band which does credit to this place placa A school has apen kept there all winter for learning tho the french arid and german languages I 1 A good grist mill has lately commenced dommen ced operations arid and doing a good business and another saw mill is being erected provo lias has been considerably crowded wih inhabitants during the winter many of whom are removing ving to other places this 11 spring pring cold winter W hiell had stilled business for a season disappears and the bluster of business commences new bullings bui bul dings are already corn commencing bac h g german and french schools school a have been tang taught t here ore during the winter A dramatic association who have amused the people of provo with some excellent performances considering si the disadvantage they labored under for want of a social hall which their more favored neighbors i hb ors enjoy in great salt lake city bro allen alien all anscom com piny pany by much to the amusement of the assembled multitude in the biggest log log cabin in utah within the last two weeks twenty five new subscribers have been obtained to the news the effect no doubt from the warmth derev derived ed from the march suu sun or some other local cause I 1 A company of men are employed lit in building the bridge across provo which was destroyed by the flood last year another company is turning the provo river liver into its former channel to prevent the overflow of farming lands as several hundred acres of grain was destroyed last summer by the flood there thare is a good deal of sickness here this spring and Nv winter inter but no lie deaths have come to my knowledge mr kellings Kel tings flouring floering flou ring mill is nearly completed and will soon be in operation respectfully yours GEO A SMITH for the deseret news CEDAR iron county feb 1853 allis all is peace prosperity andrest and best of health in this olony colony and praised be the name of the lord for his goodness unto us we have had very sharp frosts a at t n nights i gli ts for the last month but delightful fine days the ground this morning is i a white with a sli slight lit fall of snow the past night ve we have taken up the fence from round the big field and made another small field on the south side of coat coal creek below the new city willbe completed by the I 1 iskot st of march with an excellent f fence ence all round it 6 poles high and 2 good strong strong lumber g gates a testo to enter adam and water chur course 5 e is in in operation to ao water tile city and field tile the new city plat has already on it 9 log houses 2 adebie arid and 10 cellars all inhabited we number in the colony fort and city together 70 men about half of which are regularly emp employed loVed by the deseret le seret iron company the blast is put on oa to the furnace this mornin morning ir there is a variety of ores on the ground ready fc for or experiment peri ment we faily expect this lime to be become co me a acquainted quain ted with the knowledge of manufacturing I 1 iron from the ores which so richly abound in ia this country an excellent air furnace is nearly finished built of and rock with a funnel feet long lon I 1 to convey the smoke to a chimney stack slack 40 feet high which are in progress of building the stack is so constructed asto as lo 10 answer for 4 f furnaces u frnaces when coin completed plated an extensive frame building is tor for a casting house yours your ac II 11 he I 1 HENRY N RY LUNT P S it will be well for the saints who come here this spring to provide themselves thenis elves with garden seeds I 1 walker the indian chief Chie and fand asdall a small band have been camped here for the last I 1 and are very peaceable HAP HARMONY mony washington t 10 n co U T I 1 feb ath 1853 5 BRO richards Rici HARSS I 1 hereby boraby report the state of affairs inthisane inthis hi this and iron counties during baring the month of december r last a part of Peteet neets band of about 40 in number encamped at parowan carowan Pa rowan had with them near horses which they regardless of our request repeatedly pastured on the wheat of the citizens in in the big field at length the prest J C L smith ordered them put ut into the public caral treating them as other strays this raised the ire of the utes who immediately assembled their fb forces ces for battle and probably would have attacked the fort could they have enlisted the diodes in then their favor their principal chief a parowan Pa Par rowan oNvan instead of joining them I 1 took his gun and ran into the fort and commanded M his bis men to follow I 1 the next morning green jacket oneff one of their war chiefs and a few others ra requested quested their horses promising to keep them out oat of the fieldin field in future their r request i being granted they packed up their traps trap and a out to cedar city where they remained some 2 weeks wad watching hing an opportunity to wreak their I 1 upon the pieda many of whom t had gathered around the settlement about 1st ast of they tub the utes left cedar city about one halfon half of tile the band including walkers family went south to meet talker who was then on his return from a trading excursion w the Navi Joss and mo 10 fuiell indians indiana encamped near our settlement on the ev evening etting of ath showed no signs of hostilities what w hat ever aver tho file other party alluded to went west a and nd on the morning of ath about sun rise fell on a party of tile the pied biedes while encamped 7 miles south wept of the iron aar apr springs i ind and killed and wounded about 1 20 men melt a and 11 ato took k as ganv many more women and children prison p ri 3 0 n 1 er ers the loss of the utes was one man aou wounded 4 and 1 id ono one horse killed the natives say that the murderers have gone to meet the spanish traders and exchange i th their air pris prisoners onera tor for ho horses rss 0 on the ath a part six families who had escaped I 1 from the slaughter came to the fort weeping and wailing for the loss of their friends friend g I 1 gave them I 1 j permission to build a without t the fort where they remained ever since faithfully laboring daily j whick to us ua as new settlers is a great adv advantage antZe on lath Ain binnion nion the bro of walker arrived reported walker one sleep back passed on to parowan to learn the of the relative to and on nephi another brother came and wished to know whether walker would meet a frendly frind ly recep j tion at our I 1 answered lit in tile aill 0 e he then wished a token of our friendship to take back to walker N w e gave him a sack of provisions on th wa ker with AN ith 60 indians encamped near the bor fort t some 10 indians of the lh wild tribes in the south had ventured to follow him thus far to the settlement tl the face of a white man to them seemed to be a terror tei we gave them a dinner to show them the di difference fforence between civility and barbarity before partaking of the festival I 1 preached to them the gospel of peace and told them that hat the refie then prepared in part had bad won been raised by tile the natives when I 1 was done walker continued tile the subject and said take back the news to your you friends and tell them to cease committing depredations upon the whites ai 4 be at peace among yourselves and coma and work raise grain herd cattle and sheep evory every day and live like white people said he ha had left the natives on oil the santa clara 7 cows aud and requested me when I 1 got gol my iny blau sinith up to make them some hoss hoes to buhi cultivate te the soil wi ii ho he further declared his hands was clear of the blood of the liades that had been shed by his nation neither hid had he ever shed tile the blood of a wh while man he then turned to me and said this looks like trite friendship on oil the ard 3rd walker came and said that one of their dogs had caught ajio of my sheep and one of his unruly boys had snot shot an arrow arbow into one of my hogs hoge and asked what I 1 wanted for the damage keep your boys and dogs from doing so again and the damage is settled sallied wi was my reply after pausing for a moment he said ask a had of me for some of them wont hear please tell me what yoi d do 0 w with ith your men and dogs that thai have no ears we cut off ff the dogs tails where their ears should be arid and then they will do no more mischief and punish the i men n very true but if I 1 was to do so I 1 saon soon would be dogs for those that have ears do not keep them open till 11 the time the same sama night a council was hold the next morning the hawk of tile the mountain and lady breakfasted with me during daring his conversation remarked that wise captains should never keep kaep their nien men and dogs that have no ears within barking distance of each other he had therefore concluded to remove his encampment camp ment to the next water 10 19 miles off the same day his policy was consummated 1 nephi returned with two of my horses which hid had s strayed to their encampment up to tins this date fri mill v feelings prevail among theria the natives tives and the utes towards people we have had a mild open vv winter inter in tile the month of Da december cember we e had a severs severa snow storm which lasted 10 days the ground at no time has been frozen to exceed 3 inches our stock looks well wall arid and we for a new settlement have been prospered exceedingly W we a have sustained no loss of stock or anything else by the natives as yet our fort and caral is pick picketed eed in and a school will commence within a few days if tile the lord will some fears of indian hostilities have bew entertained at parowan carowan oa 01 the return of walker walk or but I 1 apprehend no danger from that quarter whatever the ilie mail from G S city arrived in carowan parowan on 1 of J january andary reported snow on the sevier mountains me tin from 4 to 10 feet deep frozen sufficiently hard to bear up their animals aud and left for california on tile the the building for the iron Foun dory is in rapid progress in fact everything with us in this part of the lords vineyard is prospering and will continue conti wie so long as the saints cherish the same liberal feelings for the building up of the kingdom of god on oli the earth I 1 would also invite our oar friends an I 1 brethren who are so densely crowded at head quarters and the old settlements to spread out places first that now remains unoccupied while you have an opportunity here is timber soil water and range of the best beat quality in great abundance why will you thirst freeze or go hungry and 25 miles south of this point lies another vailey that so far as comfort mild climate arid and conveniences are concerned pon cernA is still more inviting while the snow in other places is reported 10 feet deep the vegi tation of this lovely valley under the wai warming ing influence of the luminary of the day spreads fort hitts green foil age making december as pleasant as ady here the ploughman nan can overtake the reaper and tile the land yield in her ber strength what hinders the saints from adorning the he sanctuary of the lord and making the place of his f feet ep A glorious in hopes of a better day I 1 reman your brother and follow fellow for the testimony of jesus JOHN D DLEE LE F PAROWAN iron fron coun county I 1 Y arv 28 ch 1853 to the Flit editor or of the news dar daar yr I 1 presume a few lines from us will nol noi come unacceptable Aole as ad our communications have not been very frequent fie quent of late we ai aie e happily blessed in this patt pait of oe the territory tory with peace and union in our midst and all things are going as well as aa could be expected our winter has haq not been severe here our cattle have had plenty to sustain th emall the time on the range and the brethren hren hrell who came out here last fall according to the request of the president feel to thank the lord that they obeyed counsel and came forward to iron county we have not lost so much as one head of the he poor cattle that came hei bet e and I 1 think if some of those who were counseled to lo come ind and staved themselves by the way side and have lost their e cattle cattie attle attie had came they would not only have felt belf as well as those who did come but bat preserved their cattle our gir lumber men are still ena en engaged a ed in bringing the logs d down the kanyon and fileie there has just beer been snow on enough 1 to suit them for t that hat business our iron works are in lively progress the furnace Is is coming on well they have tle blast on a since nce 8 saturday a and it is expected that the hopes of the iron men will bp realized by this time tile the settlement at C eek is doing well peace and gaion prevail and the tanning operation i is s going on as fast as we can expect owing to circumstances brother johnsons sett settlement leme nt is still unmolested by our indian friends and peace still reigns bro shirts settlement at walker and bro brother her john D lees at flar harmony mcky are still progressing harmony fort is nearly completed and the brethen are malting making preparations pa rations to move to summit and settlement tl and we hope soon to have their teiei r places filled up here by the new emi emigration z ration that ou ought ht to have come here e last fall A few weeks ago the utah Indians were rather saucy e y ll 11 heie e an and d wanted very much to kill something 11 or s somebody me ody but dare not attack us ot 01 our cattle but fell upon a small band of the biedes and killed five without any provocation this is a band that has broke off from walkers company and will not be controlled by him A few days ago the peace of our community was disturbed by a report coming in that two or of our oui brethren were killed who had gone to the big mud dy after to fo on oil company consisted of 0 john steel james A ditl little le samuel lewis robert gillispe Z judd and lorenzo barton steel ste el and gillispe being correctly described and the way and manner of their death deall answering to some well known circumstances we were abaid of aid it ight m ie be so whereupon v a small company of minute men were upon the track |